Stilt-anvil die for shoe cut-outs



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Patented Aug. 12, 1 930 UmrEos rAres cii'itiscrmir A. clbesmca s'r.Louis,

* canine Y H v I Missomti, ASSIGNOR :eo mnnr nnnnnrnm & SUPPLY 00., orsr. Louis, mrssounr, nooeronarzon or MIssoURI "STILT-ANVIL DIE FORSHOEGUT-OUTS Application filed November ejections to, and defects inthepresent types otstilt anvil dies,su ch as are used by shoemanufacturers for cutting through the leather and eloth linings ofwomens shoes topro- 'vide quarters,-i Vamps, foXings, apphques,

thereof with. cutout openings, or

perforationsof the desired design.

j'I-Ieretofere, it has been the practlce to hingedly support the maskplateto an inde pendent supporting post carried by the base 5f thedevice, and, to also support the safety memberto a post, and, it is ,anessential object ofi fny present invention to hingedly support the maskplate to an edge of the yieldably supported stripper plate, and to alsosecure the safety kick member to the stripper plate so that they will becarried;

thereby as a unit with the yielding movements of the stripper plate. Thehinglng of the mask plate to the stripper plate is essential in that itprevents the mask plate from being displaced from its normal registeringposition relative to the stripper plate from various causes.

A further object of the inventionis'the provision of a stilt anvil diewhich is comparatively light in weight, so that girls employed in a shoefactory can easily and readily handle the same, and, which has its partsso arranged that the die, or dies support the stripper plate, the maskplate and the safety kick member as a unit. i

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a stiltanvil die which posses'ses advantages in points of simplicityandefliciency, and, at the same time proves itself comparativelyinexpensive in cost of manufacture.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thenovel features of construction, arrangement and combination of partshereinafter more fully described and finally pointedout in the claimshereto appended. V

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification, wherein Q, 1928. Serial No; 318,122.

like characters of reference denote similar: partsthroughout the severalviewsi I t Fig. l, is a top plan View of a stilt anvil die embodyingthefeatures of myinvention and showing a shoe quarter positioned upon,thedevice in readiness to be perforated.

, Fig. 2, isatop plan viewof the device with the mask plate swungbackand out of register with the stripper plate. Fig. 3, is an enlargeddetail taken on line 3 3 ofFig. 1. J r a V Fig. 4c, is a side elevationof the device.

numeral 1; designates a suitable base plate, preferably of sheet fiber,or its equivalent, so

as to reduce the weight and cost of the device,

rigidly supported above the base plate 1 by means of tubular supports 4through which pass'bolts 5,'wl 1ichf bolts also pass through the baseplatefl and are screw threadedly connected at their upper ends to thedies12. The lower end of'eachbolt 5 is provided with a suitable" head 6which seated in a recess] in'the' lower face ofthfe base plate 1. i 7nsurable, strip er pur e is yieldingly supportedby the die, or, dies 2,and it is previded with cutout openings 9 corresponding inshape tothecutting ed e ofeach die, but somewhat larger so as to surround orencircle the rai sedcutting edge of the die, or dies, thus permittingthe'stripper plate'to be depressed causing the raised cutting edge ofthe die, ordiesto enter thecutout openings ofthe stripper plate 8without coming into contact with the edge ofthe cutout openings 9. i

"The means shown for guiding and directing compression and limitingejection travel .of thestrip'per plate 8 upon the die, or dies 2,comprises aplurality of suitable spaced guide studs 10 which passthrough openings 11in the dies. The upper end of each stud ispreferaibly reduced'in diameter and suitablycojm nected, as at 12, tothe stripper plate 8 by welding, brazing, or inany equivalent manner. Asuitable coiled spring 13 encircles studlOand the lower end thereofrests upon an internal shoulder 14 in each guide ,Referring to thedrawings, the reference RUB studlO, while the upper end of each spring13 engages the lower face of the stripper plate 8. The lower end of eachguide stud 10 is provided with a screw 10 which is provided with a head15 adapted to engage the 'lower face of each die to limit upward curedto and depend from the stripper plate 8 and each of which is slidable inan opening 17 in the die, or dies 2.

A suitable safety kick member 18 is suitably secured to the underface ofthe stripper plate 8, preferably, at the rear edge thereof so as to bemovable with the stripper plate. This safety kick member 18 is, as ismanifest,

' employed to prevent the press from becoming operative until it comesinto contact with a member of the press, not shown.

A suitable mask plate 19 is secured at one edge to one edge of thestripper plate 8 by means of suitable hinges 20 so that the mask plate19 will alsobe a unit with the stripper plate 8 and the safety kickmember18 and move therewith, as is clearly shown in Figs 2. The maskplate 19 is provided with a suitable sight opening 21 adapted toregister with each of the die cutting edge receiving openings 9 in thestripper plate 8. The sight openings 21 in the mask plate 19 arerelative 1y larger than theopenings 9 in the stripper plate 8 so thatthestitching 22, other marking, or the outline of the shoe part to beperforated,-such as a shoe quarter 23, or other part of a ladys shoesurrounding any part 24 that is to be perforated, or cutout, can bereadily observed by the operator-when the shoe-part is placed upon thestripper plate 8 under the hinged mask plate 19, as clearly shown inFig. 1, of the drawing, which drawing shows the quarter of a shoepositioned over one of the dies to be perforated thereby.

It will be here observed, that the mask plate 19 being hingedlysupported by the stripper plate 8 eliminates any possibility of the maskplate 19 being jarred or moved out of register with the stripper plate8, as the two members act as a unit due to their hinged connection. Thisarrangement overcomes such difliculties as poor registering of the maskplate with the stripper plate as is now experienced when the mask plateis supported by any supporting member other than the stripper plateitself. When the mask plate 19 and the stripper plate 8 are arranged orconnected as a unit, the material to be perforated lays flat on thestripper plate and at no time is it possible for the straps 25 on theshoe quarters to bend and interfere with the speed of the operator as itis securely held between the stripper plate and the mask plate. The manyadvantages of havin the mask plate hingedly connected to the strlpperplate and likewise of having the safety kick member applied to thestripper plate will readily suggest themselves to those skilled in theart to which it appertains.

From the foregoing descriptiomit is evident that asimple device for thispurpose has been disclosed, but it is to be understood that I do notdesire to restrict, or limit myself to the very details of theconstruction shown and described, which is merely illustrative, it beingobvious that changes, not involving the exercise of invention, ma 1 bemade without conflicting or departing rom the spirit of the inventionwithin the scope of the appended claims.

WVhat I claim'is:

1. In a stilt anvil cutout die for shoe cutouts, a die holder," ayieldably' su ported stripper plate therefor and a mas plate hingedlyconnected to the stripper plate.

2. Ina stilt anvil cutout die for shoe 'cutouts, a die holder, astripperplate yieldably supported by the die holder, a mask platehingedly connected at one edge 'to'the rear edge of the stripper plateto prevent shifting of the mask plate relative to the stripper -95 plateand so "the stripper plate and the mask plate will be movable upont'hedie holder as a unit. f

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto affixed my signature.

H CHRISTIAN A. oADENBAoH.

